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“EU Parliamentarians for the Youth” »

Learn More about our Call for Further EU Engagement & Support in Youth Issues

Young Cultural Diplomacy »

The Intention of the “Young Cultural Diplomacy” Program is to put forward Fresh Perspectives of how Young People view Cultural Diplomacy

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Master Programs in International Relations, Global Governance, Management, Business & Cultural Diplomacy »
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The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies and the Furtwangen University offer academic programs in Cultural Diplomacy ranging from distance learning courses to master's and PhD programs.
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The World Forum - Conferences 2023

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
“United in Promoting Democracy and Peace”
(Berlin; October 11th - 14th, 2023)

Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in Africa »
"Uniting Africa’s Leading Powers to Promote International Cooperation, Sustainable Growth, Cultural Understanding and Peace in Africa"
(Berlin; October 11th - 14th, 2023)

Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the UN 2023 »
"Promoting Democracy and Peace through Dialogue & Cultural Diplomacy"
(New York City; November 15th - 18th, 2023)

Organization for Youth Education & Development

Young Leaders' Forums »
(Forthcoming Seminars for 2023)

The OYED Young Leaders´ Forums are international networks of like-minded young individuals with an interest in developing, supporting and sustaining intercultural relations. Over the past decade the OYED Young Leaders´ Forum has grown to become one of Europe's largest independent cultural exchanges Forum.
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Forthcoming Weeklong Seminars for 2023 include:

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN CD

Professional Development Program in Cultural Diplomacy »
Certificate Program in International Relations & Cultural Diplomacy
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The Certificate Program in International Relations & Cultural Diplomacy is comprised of specialized courses designed to provide participants with the fundamental knowledge needed in the field of Cultural Diplomacy. (More »)

E-Learning Programs in Cultural Diplomacy

E-Learning Programs in Cultural Diplomacy »
Professional Development Programs in Cultural Diplomacy
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The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS) has designed the E-Learning Programs, which include the main fields of research and activity in cultural diplomacy. (More »)

Berlin Global

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A Delegation of Young Irish Politicians Visit Berlin for Europe Day »

May 11th, 2023
Europe
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Chicano Art Exhibition has Been inaugurated in Berlin »

May 03rd, 2023
Americas
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Celebrating Zimbabwe's Independence through Unity and Diversity: a Poetic Call to Action »

April 29th, 2023
Africa
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The Philippine Embassy In Berlin's Role In Empowering Migrant Women »

May 19th, 2023
Asia

Global Health Security Studies

The Center for Global Health Studies (CGHS) »
Learn more about our the Center for Global Health Studies

The Center for Global Health Studies (CGHS) aims to raise awareness on global health issues including potential threats to Global Health. (More »)

Projects & Initiatives

Afghanistan Relief Plan (ARP) »
(2022-2032)

The Afghanistan Relief Plan (ARP) understands that in an increasingly conflicted world, in which countries and regions are unable to solve long term disputes on their own, it is becoming crucially important to discover and actively support relief plans for the regions in new forms and ways. (More »)

Conference Reviews

Skopje Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2023 »
"Promoting International Cooperation, Cultural Understanding & Peace"
(Skopje; September 4-6th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Gjorge Ivanov
President of the Republic of Macedonia (2009-19)		 Stevo Pendarovski
President of North Macedonia		 Danela Arsovska
Mayor of Skopje
Aleksandar Nikoloski
President of the National Council for European Integration in the Assembly of North Macedonia		 Armin Laschet
Chancellor-Candidate of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (2021)		 Elmar Brok
Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee (2012-17)
Ivo Josipovic
President of Croatia (2010-2015)		 Natalia Gavrilita
Prime minister of Moldove (2021-23)		 Hassan Diab
Prime Minister of Lebanon (2020-21)
Bamir Topi
President of the Republic of Albania (2007-12)		 Boris Tadic
President of the Republic of Serbia (2004-12)		 Petar Stoyanov
President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1997-02)
Ann Linde
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden		 Mladen Ivanic
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina (2014-15, 2016-17)		 Slavjanka Petrovska
Minister of Defense of North Macedonia

Berlin Economic Forum 2023 »
"Sustainable Business & Responsible Investments"
(Berlin; March 6th - 10th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Abdulla Shahid
(Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives)		 Vera Kamtukule
(Minister of Tourism of Malawi)		 Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmad Dalawi
(Vice President of the Iraqi Federal Parliament)
Joël Randriamandranto
(Minister of Tourism of Madagascar)		 Dato’ Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
(Minister of Culture of Malaysia)		 Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu
(Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism & Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe)
 

The World Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
"Growing Threats for Democracy Around the World"
(Berlin; February 15th - 18th, 2023)

The Forum aims to analyze and debate global trends of nation branding with a particular focus on sustainable business, tourism and responsible foreign investments and will demonstrate how these can be used as primary drivers for economic growth. (More »)
Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Dalia Grybauskaitė
President of Lithuania (2009-19)		 François Fillon
Prime Minister of France (2007-12)		 Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
President of Malta (2014-19)
Sahra Wagenknecht
Member of the German Parliament		 Peer Steinbrück
Chancellor-Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (2013)		 María Elena Agüero
Secretary General of the Club de Madrid
Sophia Voultepsi
Deputy Minister of Migration & Asylum of Greece		 Pedro Silva Pereira
Vice-President of the European Parliament		 Michèle Alliot-Marie
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France
Moncef Marzouki
President of Tunisia 2011-14		 Mohammad Hanif Atmar
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan		 Hassan Diab
Prime Minister of Lebanon 2020-21
Gjorge Ivanov
President of North Macedonia (2009-19)		 Hans Köchler
President of the International Progress Organization (IPO)		 Emil Constantinescu
President of Romania 1996-2000
Eva-Maria Liimets
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia		 Denitsa Dimitrova Simeonova
Chairperson of the Committee on EU Affairs of Bulgaria		 Pernille Weiss
Member of the European Parliament for Denmark
Kremena Milenova Kuneva
Member of the Bulgarian National Assembly		 Salima Belhaj
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands		 Lina Lopes
Member of the Assembly of Portugal

Berlin Wall 30 - From the Divided to the City of Freedom »
The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
(Berlin; November 6th - 10th, 2019)

The summit brought together world leaders to Berlin from all corners of the world to celebrate The 30th Anniversary for the Fall of the Wall and to promote global peace in our interdependent world. (More »)
The Summit included Keynote Addresses from the following Honourable speakers:
Andreas Kiefer
(Secretary General, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe)		 Borut Pahor
President of the Republic of Slovenia		 Emil Boc
Mayor of Cluj-Napoca; Former Prime minister of Romania
Ferenc Gyurcsány
Former Prime Minister of Hungary		 Guy Verhofstadt
Former Prime Minister of Belgium 		Jan Vapaavuori
Mayor of Helsinki, Finland
Laurent Ngon Baba
President of the National Assembly, Republic of Central Africa 		Luca Jahier
President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)		 Lord Pickles
United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues
Maria Joao Rodrigues
President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies 		Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General, UN Conference on Trade & Development, UNCTAD 		Naheed Nenshi
Mayor of Calgary, Canada
Rita Kieber-Beck
Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Liechtenstein		 Thomas Silberhorn
State Secretary, German Ministry of Defense		 Roza Otunbayeva
Former President of Kyrgyzstan
Vojko Obersnel
Mayor of Rijeka, Croatia		 Wilmot Collins
Mayor of Helen, USA

Zaza Tavadze
President of the Constitutional Court of Georgia

Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2018 »
"Utilizing Cultural Diplomacy to Foster Democracy, Advance International Law and Back Global Human Rights"
(Berlin; December 13th - 16th, 2018)

The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy is the world's leading event in the field of cultural diplomacy hosted and is organized annually at the end of each year by the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy in partnership with other leading institutions (More »)
Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Brian Cowen
Former Prime Minister of Ireland		 Klaus Wowereit
Former Mayor of Berlin		 Hakima El Haite
President, Liberal International
Artur Mas i Gavarró
Former President of Catalonia		 Elsa Artadi i Vila
Minister of the Presidency, Catalonia		 José Montilla Aguilera
Former President of Catalonia

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